Distracted Driving Is Not Only About Texting

April
is Distracted Driving Awareness month. We know that texting and driving is
terribly dangerous. According to the National Safety Council, cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes
each year. Cellphones aren’t the only challenge.

A lot of focus is given to driving
while impaired by alcohol or drugs. Consider these additional distractions that
can cause accidents:

Eating
or drinking
Reading
Applying makeup
Changing the radio station
Fatigue

Driving a car is a responsibility,
not only to the people in the car, but to everyone around them. Nothing is so
important that it should be done while
driving a car. Be present, be mindful, be responsible. Lowering the accident
and fatality numbers should be everyone’s goal.